Odessa Zoo getting ready to celebrate the Chinese New Year

On February 7, 2013, Chinese Diaspora representatives will visit Odessa Zoo. The meeting is initiated by Odessa City Council International Relations Department.

The festive visit of Odessa’s Chinese Diaspora representatives to Odessa Zoo is dated for the Chinese New Year celebration and is dedicated to the hostess of the year 2013 – Black Water Snake.
The workers of the Zoo will hold a brief review of the Zoological Park’s achievements and plans.

After the conference, the Chinese Diaspora representatives and all the guests of the event will have a chance to get acquainted with the reptiles of Odessa Zoo’s aqua terrarium, the collection of which featured over 20 species of snakes.

On February 9, Odessa Zoo invites all the citizens and the guests of the city to the merry fest, dedicated to celebration of the Chinese New Year. The guests of the fest will have an opportunity to carry out a fascinating journey into the world of the Chinese totems, where they would be able to help the hero of the Russian fairytales, who has found himself among the sacred Chinese animals, escape exposure and come back home peacefully.

The program of the fest includes numerous quizzes, contests, and lots of prizes and souvenirs from the Zoo. On top of that, a special gift will be presented – a thematic performance by the guests of the celebration – the representatives of Odessa’s Chinese Diaspora.

The fest is scheduled to start at 12 a.m.

Adapted from: Official site of Odessa city